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ERR - Next fall, the University of Tartu and Tallinn University of Technology are launching Estonia's first nuclear energy master's program. A dozen students will take up studies, as decisionmakers are expected in the near future to determine whether nuclear energy is an option for Estonia or not, reported ETV.
The university programs aim to fill the niche for domestic specialists, but demand is also growing worldwide.
"Considering how many nuclear plants are being built, and how many are being planned, it seems that the possibility of operating on a world-class level is completely realistic," said University of Tartu Vice Rector Martin Hallik. "Even if we don't have a nuclear plant in Estonia, we still need a number of specialists to deal with nuclear safety, nuclear waste and radiation."
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